The Fastpitch Chronicle

Hello Fastpitch Fans,

There’s new grass showing on the fields!

It was another great day in terms of being softball weather. Many fields are likely drying out and that’s a good thing. It appears that the temperatures in this part of the state will be unseasonably high through Monday with highs in the mid-60s on Friday through Monday.

Here is a situation for you to figure out.

R1 is on third base. F5 is playing behind third base a few steps and close to the foul line. B2 hits a hard one-hopper down the third base line which freezes R1 who miraculously is still standing on third base and the batted balls hits her. F5 probably had a play on the ball had it not struck R1. The ball bounces off R1 and out into the outfield in foul territory. R1 sprints home and B2 sprints to second. The game gets held up by a conversation between umpires and coaches. The umpires decide that although F5 had a play on the one-hopper, when the ball hit R1 who was standing on third it became dead and that R1 will be sent back to third base while B2 will be credited with safe hit (single).

 What’s your call? Correct Ruling at end of tonight’s Bulletin.

I’m wondering how many teams or conferences use the Dudley Thunder Heat COR. 47 optic yellow softball in Wisconsin. The Dudley ball used in most tournament games is not a poly-core ball. It has a cork center. That cork center ball does not fly as fast or as far as the Dudley Thunder Heat. I know there are teams in the southeast part of the state that use the Thunder Heat.

Metal spikes are legal in NFHS play.

Defensive face masks are also legal. Mouthguards are not required by the WIAA or NFHS.

We require all players in our program to wear a mouthgard and all infielders and pitchers to wear defensive face masks. It’s a safety thing.

I have included a form all 99 test questions in tonight’s bulletin. I have not included the answers. Instead I have included Rule #, Section #, Article #, sub article numbers, letters, notes, effects and penalties where you can find the correct answer to each one. I’ve even included the page number to speed up your search. Be sure to watch the WIAA video before you do the test as there have been some editorial changes to the rulebook since its publication. Specifically Rule 5-1-1 where the last six words have been eliminated. Check out the reference sheet at the end of this Bulletin.

The correct ruling in tonight’s crazy play is the ruling that the umpires made. They got it correct!

Have a fastpitch kind of day and .....
Keep it Rising!

Bob

Rules References for 99 questions

1. 1-6-1 page 14
2. 1-6-1 Page 14
3. 1-1-1 Page 14
4. 2-3-2 Page 18
5. 8-8-4 Page 71
6. 8-6-10c Page 68
7. 8-11 Page 68
8. 8-1 Page 71
9.  8-3-9 Page 64
10. 8-4-3e Penalty Page 66
11. 8-4-3b Page 65
12. 8-4-3b page 65
13. 2-1 Page 16 also read 8-3-2-effect page 63 and 8-8-1b page 72
14. 7-4-3 Page 58
15. 7-1-2 Penalty Page 56
16. 7-4-8 Page 59
17. 7-4-7 Page 59
18. 7-1-2 Penalty 2 Page 56
19. 8-2-9 Note Page 63
20. 8-2-10 Page 63
21. 7-3-1 Page 57
22. 7-4-2 Page 58
23. 5-1-1b Page 46
24. 7-4-14 Page 59
25. 3-6-18 Penalty (end of action) Page 85 table
26. 3-2-11 Page 32
27. 3-6-5 Page 38
28. 3-6-16 Page 39
29. 8-6 Page 38
30. 8-9-7 or 3-6-7 Page 38
31. 3—5-5 Penalty Exception Page 37
32. 3-5-4 Penalty Page 37
33. 3-6-17 Penalty Page 39
34. 5-1-1g Page 46
35. 3-5-3 Page 25
36. 2-3-6 Page 25
37. 5-1-2c Page 47
38. 5-1-4 Page 47
39. 5-1-1a Page 43
40. 5-1f3 Page 46
41. 2-28 :Page 26
42. 2-9e Page 19
43. 2-14-1 Page 20
44. 2-16 Page 21
45. 2-47-3a Page 26
46. 2-24-1 Page 22
47. 2-25-2 Page 23
48. 2-33 Page 24
49. 1-5-1d Page13
50. 2-2-8 Page 18
51. 2-45 Page 26
52. 2-52-a Page 27
53. 2-3-2 note Page 18
54. 2-57-1 Page 28
55. 2-5f Page 20
56. 2-30 Page 24
57. 2-8-2 Page 19
58. 2-5-3 or 7-5 Page 60
59. 4-1-2a Page 41
60. 2-24-2 Page 22
61. 2-58 Page 29
62. 2-59 Page 29
63. 2-47-3c Page 26
64. 1-6-7 Page 14
65. 1-8-6 Page 15
66. 1-5-2c Page 13
67. 1-6-6 Page 14
68. 1-4-2a Figure 1-5 on Page 12
69. 2-22-2 Page 22
70. 6-1b Page 48
71. 6-2-3 Page 51
72. 6-1e Page 48
73. 6-1f-1-2 Page 48
74. 6-1d Page 48 6-2-9 Page 52 6-3-1 Page 53
75. 6-1-2a Page 50
76. 6-1-2b Page 50
77. 6-1-c Page 48
78. 6-1-4d Pge 51
79. 3-3-2 Note Page 33
80. 4-1-2b --- 3-1-2 Page 30
81. 3-1-3 Page 30
82. 3-1-5 Page 31
83. 4—3-1f Page 43
84. 4-1-2b Page 41
85. 4-1-3 Page 41
86. 4-3-2 Page 43
87. 4-1-5 Page 41
88. 4-1-2b Page 41
89. 4-1-2d Page 41
90. 4-1-6 Page 41
91. 4-3g Page 43
92. 10-1-4 Page 80
93. 10-2-3f Page 80 and 10-3-1 Page 81
94. 10-1-1 Page 79
95. 10-2-3a Page 80
96. 10-2-2 Page 80
97. 10-2-3a Page 80
98. 4-12d Page 41
99. 10-2 Page 79